Job Description

Position Summary:

Support the day-to-day execution of strategies for assigned categories and focus on reducing organizational spend to improve savings and enhancing relationships with business stakeholders and suppliers.

As Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, you strategically manage the global services category for Engineering, Construction, Installation, Electrical, HVAC and other assigned categories across 200+ manufacturing, warehouse, and office locations. You will negotiate agreements that optimize the total value for PPG with established purchasing policies. You will oversee projects and supplier relationships and will help develop strategies, conduct RFPs, lead the selection of suppliers, define the implementation strategies, ensure compliance, and monitor sustainability targets.

Category strategies include partner communication, spend analytics/mapping, external market analysis, strategic sourcing strategy development and execution (reverse auctions, RFX, focused negotiations), contract/service level agreements, and vendor management. You will be delegated purchasing authority up to a certain dollar amount, referring all transactions in excess to the appropriate level of authority and complying with all Corporate Purchasing procedures. You will report to the Global Sr Sourcing Manager.

Essential Job Functions

Tactical Sourcing

• Provide strategic direction and ensure purchasing requirements are met by meeting with and coordinating with internal stakeholders and other departments
• Design and execute sourcing events for pertinent category
• Utilize available e-sourcing and optimization tools efficiently
• Develop different award optimization scenarios to minimize total cost of ownership
• Respond to supplier and stakeholder questions (e.g., category, supply, event, price, or specification)
• Support the execution of supplier financing programs maintaining a holistic view of early payment and accounts payables programs
• Prepare planning guide to facilitate the completion of the negotiation and support where needed
• Prepare current and potential Supplier Profile Summaries
• Work closely with Sustainability team on agreed projects and ensure sustainability targets are reached and monitored
• Review Business Requisitions, determine compliance to contract and approve/reject

Strategic Sourcing CapEx Category Manager

• Assist stakeholders and business partners in the creation of sourcing plans that is in line with its goals

Sourcing Analysis

• Identify and conduct market research and create analytics on equipment, feedstocks, and services used in the delivery of goods & services
• Prepare reports to measure cost benefit analysis
• Develop inflation/deflation reports and forecasting models using price indices from multiple sources
• Conduct opportunity assessments, benchmarking, and should cost modeling to develop sourcing opportunities
• Prepare category improvement projections and conduct post-implementation variance analysis
• Identify total internal costs associated with supplier price, delivery, operations and quality
• Generate supplier spend reports and quantify the overall total ownership cost of each product or service to identify cost savings

Contract Management

• Work with the contract management team in the administration of contract data, addendums, item master sheets, and additional supplier documentation

Supplier Relationship Management

• Support category managers in the development of supplier performance/continuous improvement targets and related scorecards
• Work with the SRM team in the administration of supplier assessments, score cards, and other analytics to manage supplier performance

Benefit Tracking

• Partner with the KPI & Benefits team to develop a tracking mechanism to report and communicate supplier compliance
• Create and proliferate supplier item catalogs throughout internal ERP systems
• Serve as a liaison and inform stakeholders, business units and suppliers about contract pricing and performance requirements

Additional Support

• Work with internal stakeholders to schedule annual/bi-annual supplier business reviews with key suppliers
• Support other initiatives/projects in the company that may affect organization’s performance and collaborate with necessary stakeholders

Minimum Position Qualifications/Education

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in business management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, CPG, or similar
• 2+ years professional experience in procurement activities
• Demonstrated and proven leadership ability
• Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks
• Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly
• Analytical skills with ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions
• Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Think Cell, Power BI)
• Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral/written communications and presentations

Desired Previous Job Experience/Education

• CPM/CPSM, CSCP or equivalent certification
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, data visualization tools
• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment
• 4+ years professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Retail

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